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William Patrick " Willy Irish " Driscoll [1] (born March 5, 1947) is a retired commander in the United States Navy and a highly decorated flying ace. Driscoll, a Naval Flight Officer, and air crewmate Duke Cunningham, a Naval Aviator, were their service's only aces of the Vietnam War. [2]
William P. Driscoll was born on March 5, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts. William began college before volunteering into the United States Navy as a Naval Flight Officer. As a now retired commander, William alongside his aircrewmate, Randall H. Cunningham, were also the Navy's last two minted aces and the only aces from the Vietnam War.
William “Willy” Driscoll, and his pilot Randy “Duke” Cunningham, were America’s first aces of the Vietnam War. Driscoll, born in 1947, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Stonehill College in 1968. In 1970, he received his Naval Flight Officer wings and was assigned to fly the F-4J Phantom.
Legendary Vietnam War Ace aviator William "Willy" Driscoll, donated his flight wings and pinned them on Ensign Changdae Hahm, a recently minted naval flight officer, at the Tailhook...
William Patrick Driscoll. DATE OF BIRTH: March 5, 1947. HOME OF RECORD: Massachusetts. As "back-seater" for Lieutenant Randall Cunningham, William Driscoll joins him as one of the only TWO...
William P. Driscoll is a retired Commander in the United States Navy. A Naval Flight Officer (NFO), Driscoll and his aircrewmate, Naval Aviator Duke Cunningham, became flying aces during the Vietnam War, the only naval aircrew to do so, along with three United States Air Force pilots, and they remain the Navy’s most recently minted aces.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran William P. Driscoll, who received a Navy Cross and two Silver Stars during Vietnam.
